Behavioral Health Clinician, LICSW

Hilltown Community Health Center; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilltown Community Health Center is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician, LICSW to provide comprehensive behavioral health care to patients. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, treatment planning, and crisis intervention, ensuring quality care through collaboration with medical teams.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree and possess a current independent practice license in Massachusetts. Opportunities are available to work in a supportive, integrated environment, focusing on patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with a current license to practice in Massachusetts.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
• Conduct oneself within professional and ethical boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments and treatment planning.
• Collaborate on patient cases with other professionals.
• Participate in clinical meetings and consultations.

Skills

Behavioral health expertise

Clinical understanding of behavioral health

Positive working relationships

Confidentiality and ethics

Education

Master's level degree

Job description

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Line of Responsibility

Behavioral Health Clinician reports to the Director of Behavioral Health, hereafter referred to as Director.

Purpose

To provide comprehensive quality behavioral health care for HCHC patients.

Responsibilities

• Develop behavioral health expertise which will integrate and support patient care in the primary care setting. Expertise includes a clinical understanding and approach to the relationship between behavioral health, medical diagnosis, and condition.
• Provide, complete, and document all patient psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning and psychotherapy/counseling to individuals and families using electronic medical records. Service may be provided by telehealth or in person visits.
• In collaboration with the Behavioral Health Care Coordinators, submit insurance re-authorizations and complete EHR encounter notes in a timely manner to ensure continued patient care and reimbursement.
• Assume responsibility for inter- and intra-agency collaboration on cases, including verbal and written reports to other agencies, court appearances, and communication with other professionals regarding patient care.
• Provide crisis intervention, case management and referral services as appropriate.
• Participate in weekly clinical meetings, present cases, provide consultation unless exempted by Director.
• Work integratively with all medical providers to improve patient care using behavioral health interventions.
• In collaboration with Behavioral Health Coordinators and the Behavioral Health Director, maintain a full schedule in order to meet productivity standards of clinically reimbursed hours specified in BH Clinician contract.
• Respond promptly to all patient and agency related communications.
• Other related duties as assigned by Director.

Qualifications

• Master’s level degree, with current license to practice independently in Massachusetts or to provide service under the direct supervision of an LICSW.
• Ability to establish effective, positive working relationships, internal and external to the Organization.
• To conduct oneself within established professional and ethical boundaries.

Physical Demands

• Stand
• Walk
• Talk or Hear
• Push/Pull
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Reach with hands and arms
• Lift at least 10 pounds

Work Environment

Typical noise level for the work environment

Hearing

• Ability to hear alarms on equipment
• Ability to hear client call
• Ability to hear instructions from patients/visitors/department staff

Note

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.